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Contents
Domestic Outlook 7
International Outlook 10
Table A. U.S. all-rice supply and use at a glance, 2021/22-2023/24 3
Table B. U.S. rice supply and use at a glance, by class, 2021/22 to 2023/24 4
Table C. U.S. rice harvested area, yield, and production, by State and U.S. total 6
Table D. Global rice production, selected monthly revisions and year-to-year changes, December 2023 13
Table E. Global rice balance sheet for 2021/22-2023/24 (milled basis) 15
Table F. Selected rice importers at a glance (1,000 metric tons), December 2023 16
Table G. Selected rice exporters at a glance (1,000 metric tons), December 2023 19
Figure 1. U.S. long-grain rice export forecast raised 2.0 million hundredweight to 61.0 million 1
Figure 2. U.S. 2023/24 rice production projected to increase 37 percent 8
Figure 3. U.S. 2023/24 rough-rice export forecast raised 2.0 million cwt to 29.0 million 9
Figure 4. India's rice exports projected to decline in 2024; exports from Pakistan and the United States projected to increase 20
Figure 5. Vietnam's and Thailand's rice trading prices rose over the past month; South American prices also rose 21
Maps
Map 1. Production forecasts (milled basis) 2023/24 11
Map 2. Annual percent change in production forecasts, 2023/24 12